The pectoral girdle of StW 573 ('Little Foot') and its implications for shoulder evolution in the Hominina.
Carlson KJ, Green DJ, Jashashvili T, Pickering TR, Heaton JL, Beaudet A, Stratford D, Crompton R, Kuman K, Bruxelles L, Clarke RJ.
Carlson KJ, et al.
J Hum Evol. 2021 Sep;158:102983. doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.102983. Epub 2021 Apr 20.
J Hum Evol. 2021.
PMID: 33888323
The StW 573 pectoral girdle combines features intermediate between those of humans and other apes: a long and curved clavicle, suggesting a relatively dorsally positioned scapula; an enlarged and uniquely proportioned supraspinous fossa; a relatively cranially oriented glenoid fo …
The StW 573 pectoral girdle combines features intermediate between those of humans and other apes: a long and curved clavicle, suggesting a …